Comments on: The GIFT of giving http://ycorpblog.com/2007/02/02/the-gift-of-giving/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:07:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: mukesh http://ycorpblog.com/2007/02/02/the-gift-of-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-246447 mukesh Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:05:57 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/02/02/the-gift-of-giving/#comment-246447 .Interesting… I might try some of this on my blog, too. It’s quite interesting how you sometimes stop being innovative and just go for an accepted solution without actually trying to improve it… you make a couple of good points . <a>IT solution<a> .Interesting… I might try some of this on my blog, too. It’s quite interesting how you sometimes stop being innovative and just go for an accepted solution without actually trying to improve it… you make a couple of good points
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]]> By: Lisa Bevan http://ycorpblog.com/2007/02/02/the-gift-of-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-216312 Lisa Bevan Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:44:16 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/02/02/the-gift-of-giving/#comment-216312 I was doing some research on gifts (for obvious reasons) and came across this by accident. Even though it was totally not what I was looking for I found myself reading it and found it quite insightful. This is what I love about the internet! :) I was doing some research on gifts (for obvious reasons) and came across this by accident. Even though it was totally not what I was looking for I found myself reading it and found it quite insightful. This is what I love about the internet! :)

]]> By: Jacques Snyman | Website Design http://ycorpblog.com/2007/02/02/the-gift-of-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-206118 Jacques Snyman | Website Design Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:35:38 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/02/02/the-gift-of-giving/#comment-206118 Transformation through the increased access to information is what I see happening, and although pressure was applied and activists information got released, the flow of information can not be shut down. Users will also get wiser as to protecting their information and secrets in an online environment. Transformation through the increased access to information is what I see happening, and although pressure was applied and activists information got released, the flow of information can not be shut down. Users will also get wiser as to protecting their information and secrets in an online environment.

]]> By: Paul Robinson http://ycorpblog.com/2007/02/02/the-gift-of-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-19721 Paul Robinson Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:45:34 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/02/02/the-gift-of-giving/#comment-19721 I'll bet a large wedge of cash that this never gets approved, but if somebody at Yahoo! reads this and tries to change internal policy, that would be "nice". I'm glad you had a nice day out, and that you think Yahoo! is doing something important in helping people change their view of the World. It doesn't, however, change the fact that Yahoo! are responsible for handing over information on several dozen democratic reformers in China, who are now rotting to death in jail. The line "we were just complying with a legitimate governmental request" doesn't cut it - you guys know you were in the wrong to do it, but you don't care about doing wrong as long as you are able to keep, and grow, market share. Yahoo! in China is no different to IBM in Nazi Germany - "we're not involved, we're just doing business, our shareholders expect it of us" - but history will judge that Yahoo! were involved in a disgusting chapter of Chinese history and didn't do a thing to get in the way if it meant it would hurt the bottom line. I hope you enjoy more cups of coffee with important people, but if you want to make a difference, you have to club together with the rest of civilised society and make a stand that you're not going to hand over data on people who just want to be able to vote - and take the consequences of loosing market share, or being thrown out of the market. Your shareholders will have more belief in you for doing the right thing, then they will for you doing anything to make a buck. Until then, I, and many others like me, refuse to use Yahoo! services of any form unless I have no choice. As people hear what it is you guys have done in the past, our numbers will grow. I only hope one day you will realise that helping the Chinese government find and torture democratic 'dissidents' hurts your share price more than not being in China. I’ll bet a large wedge of cash that this never gets approved, but if somebody at Yahoo! reads this and tries to change internal policy, that would be “nice”.

I’m glad you had a nice day out, and that you think Yahoo! is doing something important in helping people change their view of the World.

It doesn’t, however, change the fact that Yahoo! are responsible for handing over information on several dozen democratic reformers in China, who are now rotting to death in jail.

The line “we were just complying with a legitimate governmental request” doesn’t cut it – you guys know you were in the wrong to do it, but you don’t care about doing wrong as long as you are able to keep, and grow, market share.

Yahoo! in China is no different to IBM in Nazi Germany – “we’re not involved, we’re just doing business, our shareholders expect it of us” – but history will judge that Yahoo! were involved in a disgusting chapter of Chinese history and didn’t do a thing to get in the way if it meant it would hurt the bottom line.

I hope you enjoy more cups of coffee with important people, but if you want to make a difference, you have to club together with the rest of civilised society and make a stand that you’re not going to hand over data on people who just want to be able to vote – and take the consequences of loosing market share, or being thrown out of the market. Your shareholders will have more belief in you for doing the right thing, then they will for you doing anything to make a buck.

Until then, I, and many others like me, refuse to use Yahoo! services of any form unless I have no choice. As people hear what it is you guys have done in the past, our numbers will grow. I only hope one day you will realise that helping the Chinese government find and torture democratic ‘dissidents’ hurts your share price more than not being in China.

]]> By: John Palfrey http://ycorpblog.com/2007/02/02/the-gift-of-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-19649 John Palfrey Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:04:56 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/02/02/the-gift-of-giving/#comment-19649 It's great that you and others at Yahoo! (as well as Microsoft, Google, and Vodafone) are stepping up on this issue, Michael, and being open about your work on it. Thanks for your leadership. It’s great that you and others at Yahoo! (as well as Microsoft, Google, and Vodafone) are stepping up on this issue, Michael, and being open about your work on it. Thanks for your leadership.

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